St. Colomban, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Colomban was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 2,663. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q3483898. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.779°N, 71.255°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Colomban had a population of 2,663: 1,293 male and 1,370 female residents.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1861 | 896 |
| 1861 | 3,580 |
| 1871 | 676 |
| 1871 | 3,185 |
| 1881 | 590 |
| 1881 | 3,277 |
| 1891 | 395 |
| 1891 | 2,663 |
| 1901 | 324 |
| 1901 | 2,069 |
| 1911 | 291 |
| 1911 | 1,969 |
| 1921 | 297 |
| 1921 | 2,116 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Colomban shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 162 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 5.50 |
| FAM NO | 484 |
| Number of families | 484 |
| Number of females | 1,370 |
| Number of males | 1,293 |
| Number of married females | 378 |
| Number of married males | 381 |
| Number of married persons | 759 |
| Number of widowed females | 88 |
| Number of widowed males | 48 |
| Number of widowed persons | 136 |
| POP F | 1,370 |
| POP M | 1,293 |
| POP TOT | 2,663 |
| Total population | 2,663 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 904 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 864 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 1,768 |
Ethnic origin (2 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 1,569 |
| Number of persons who are not French Canadian | 1,094 |
Buildings & housing (19 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 468 |
| Number of houses built of brick | 37 |
| Number of houses built of stone | 9 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 422 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 263 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 26 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 24 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 166 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 52 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 37 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 66 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 143 |
| Number of houses of more than 3 stories | 2 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses under construction | 4 |
| Number of occupied houses | 468 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 64 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 6 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 71 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 400 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 247 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 860 |
| Acres of hay crops | 496 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 1,331 |
| Acres of land in farms | 1,578 |
| Acres of oats | 60 |
| Acres of potatoes | 58 |
| Acres of turnips | 24 |
| Acres of wheat | 1 |
| BAR AC | 6 |
| BAR BU | 130 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 130 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 84 |
| Bushels of buckwheat produced in the past year | 62 |
| Bushels of corn produced in the past year | 19 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 1,025 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 55 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 6,755 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 16 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 3,574 |
| BWT BU | 62 |
| CRN BU | 19 |
| HAY AC | 496 |
| HAY TONS | 715 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 17 |
| Number of chickens | 2,638 |
| Number of ducks | 121 |
| Number of employees on farms | 3 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 42 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 11 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 7 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 189 |
| Number of milk cows | 160 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 56 |
| Number of other cattle | 60 |
| Number of other fowl | 74 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 1 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 20 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 9 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 26 |
| Number of sheep | 3 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 6 |
| Number of swine | 139 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 138 |
| Number of turkeys | 33 |
| OAT AC | 60 |
| OAT BU | 1,025 |
| PEA BU | 55 |
| POT AC | 58 |
| POT BU | 6,755 |
| Pounds of coarse wool produced on farms in the past year | 12 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 5,384 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 715 |
| WHT AC | 1 |
| WHT SP BU | 16 |
Other recorded variables (65 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 1 |
| A 11 50 | 20 |
| A 51 100 | 9 |
| BEN BU | 84 |
| BUTTER LB | 5,384 |
| CATTLE KS | 17 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 904 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 864 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 1,768 |
| COARSE WOOL LB | 12 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 7 |
| DUCKS | 121 |
| FAMILIES | 484 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 5.50 |
| FRN CA | 1,569 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 2,638 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 189 |
| HOUSES | 468 |
| HOUSES B | 37 |
| HOUSES CON | 4 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 26 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 66 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 143 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 263 |
| HOUSES OVR FOUR STRY | 2 |
| HOUSES S | 9 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 143 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 12 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 52 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 37 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 24 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 166 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 64 |
| HOUSES W | 422 |
| INF 11 A | 26 |
| MD FEM | 378 |
| MD MALE | 381 |
| MD TOT | 759 |
| MILK COWS | 160 |
| NAME CD | Quebec, County—Comté |
| OC E | 3 |
| OC F | 11 |
| OC P | 42 |
| OC TOT | 56 |
| OTHER FOWL | 74 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 60 |
| OTHERS | 1,094 |
| SHEEP | 3 |
| SHEEP KS | 6 |
| SUP AM | 1,331 |
| SUP FOR | 247 |
| SUP JV | 71 |
| SUP PAT | 400 |
| SUP SC | 860 |
| SUP TOT | 1,578 |
| SWINE | 139 |
| SWINE KS | 138 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 468 |
| TUR AC | 24 |
| TUR BU | 3,574 |
| TURKEY | 33 |
| WID FEM | 88 |
| WID MALE | 48 |
| WID TOT | 136 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC180007— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC081007— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q3483898
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Colomban, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-colomban-qc180007-1891/.